Former game show host and longtime animal rights activist Bob Barker has made a personal appeal to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina to stop exhibiting bears in pit-like enclosures at three local zoos.

Andy Dick does not think McDonald's is funny. Particularly when it come to the fast-food giant's chicken-making methods. The comedian appeared Thursday as a maniacal Ronald McDonald, donning a tattered version of the notorious clown suit and wielding a kn

The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on vegetarian diets that concludes such diets, if well-planned, are healthful and nutritious for adults, infants, children and adolescents and can help prevent and treat chronic dise

Conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said on Wednesday that the future of the Borneo rhino, one of the world's most endangered animals, depends on action taken to protect the forest reserves where it lives.

Of all of Michael's famous moves, none has left as big an impact as the moonwalk. Even the animal world wants in on the action, and while they're not as good as the king himself, we think their imitations are adorable.

In a bid to save tens of thousands of baby seals being killed for their fur, Namibia animal rights activist are rushing to raise millions of dollars to buy out a fur company that buys the pelts.

Substantial numbers of terrestrial vertebrates are restricted to mangrove forests. Many of these specialized species are listed as threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Prospects for mangrove-restricted animals are bleak..

Looking for a reason to go veg? We've got 75 for you!If you've already said sayonara to steak but are tired of defending your decision, check out our favorite reasons--from serious to silly--for going veg.

What to do when people don't take you seriously: the "cute factor" of veganism. Show them that a vegan lifestyle is not something that is simply a phase, or a "cute" quirk about you. Show them that it can be amazing, especially if you persevere through th

All of us have been in a bind, searching for something to take to the family picnic or the friends' gathering for 4th of July. Many times, it's hard to find something that is vegan, but also that non-vegans will like.